Oswego Hospital Holds Yearly Decontamination Drill
This time, it was just a drill. However, it is training that allows Oswego Hospital and its partners the experience to handle any sort of real-life emergency.
A public briefing was held at the Joint Operations Center in Volney to wrap up a three-day exercise to check preparedness at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Representatives from the FitzPatrick nuclear plant, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) were present at the public briefing.
It might look like there are dire things going on at Oswego Hospital today, but rest assured: It’s just a drill.
The hospital holds an exercise today to test its plan for dealing with patients who become contaminated by a chemical.
The drill will take place on the 6th St. side of the hospital. […]
Oswego Hospital staff prepares for a situation they hope never happens. Approximately 50 New Vision medical students helped teach members of Oswego Hospital’s staff on Friday. They all took part in a drill to test the adequacy of the hospital’s chemical decontamination plan. […]
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